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STATE v. CORNICK

No. 99609.

2014-Ohio-2049

STATE OF OHIO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. PHILLIP R. CORNICK, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Released and Journalized: May 15, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. McGinty , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, BY: Christopher D. Schroeder , Daniel M. Kasaris , Matthew E. Meyer , Assistant County Prosecutors, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, 8th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellant.

Donald J. Malarcik , The Gothic Building, 54 E. Mill Street, Suite 400, Akron, OH 44308; Mark E. Schamel , Cathy A. Hinger , Joshua D. Greenberg , Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, L.L.P., 1200 Nineteenth Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, Attorneys for Appellees Phillip Cornick, Richard Upchurch, P & E Technologies, Inc. And VS2 Worldwide Communications, L.L.C.

David G. Phillips , 17921 Lakeshore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44119, Attorney for Appellee George Georgekopoulos.

Edward A. Heffernan , Skylight Office Tower , 1660 West 2d Street, Suite 410, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorney for Appellee Pete Georgekopoulos.

Brian Pierce , The Gothic Building, 54 East Mill Street, Suite 400, Akron, OH 44308, Attorney for appellees Christos Karasarides, Jr., Ckare Corp., and Elite Entertainment, Inc. DBA VS2 Marketing Group.

Gregory S. Robey , Robey & Robey, 14402 Granger Road, Maple Hts., OH 44137, Attorney for Appellee Michael Koty.

Clare C. Christie , Roger M. Synenberg , Synenberg & Associates, L.L.C., 55 Public Square, Suite 1200, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellee Neil Sarcyk.

BEFORE: Stewart, J., Keough, P.J., and E.T. Gallagher, J.

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

MELODY J. STEWART, J.

{¶1} In the midst of a pretrial hearing in a prosecution against multiple defendants accused of operating internet cafes and using sweepstakes software in violation of gambling and conspiracy laws, James D. May, the assistant prosecuting attorney on the case, appeared before an Ohio senate committee in support of a bill that would outlaw internet cafes. May's testimony mentioned that internet...

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